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texts | rory x joey

joey: yes and no

joey: it's weird

joey: like we'll hang out and hook up and i'll fall asleep and when i wake up he's gone

joey: and he ignores my messages for hours and we'll do the same thing again that night

joey: it's fucking with my head rory

joey: sorry u don't wanna hear abt this

joey: let's get out of costa. as long as u don't mind sleeping in the van we don't even have to pay for a hotel

rory: i wanna hear about this

rory: that's soooo weird

rory: and you haven't asked him about it

rory: in person??

rory: like hi before u fuck me, what the hell is happening here??? are you mad at me, are we still best friends??

rory: maybe i can bug it out of him?? or leo can??

rory: the van's perfect 💗💗 i'll make you breakfast in bed

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texts | rory & marcus

Marcus: Are you sure you're alright with me hogging your shower?

Marcus: You know I take really long showers

Marcus: Alright, a hint: it might have something to do with my costume

Marcus: Maybe

Rory: are you alright with me hogging it with you? 😇

Rory: if you're asking if it's okay to go shirtless to the party, the answer is yes, 100%

Rory: 10000000%

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texts | rory x joey

joey: lol

joey: u could just send me a blank text and you'd be winning over oz rn tbh

joey: whoah i just googled this is some princess bride shit

joey: omg i saw a vlog of this girl thrift shopping in LA and her haul was insane

joey: roadtrip time???

rory: wait wdym

rory: has he been mia recently??

rory: omG am i introducing you to the matoshis??

rory: there is also lirika

rory: https://lirikamatoshi.com/collections/dresses

rory: i think her stars in her eyes dress is a dream

rory: i don't know if a thrift shop can top their vibes, but yes, let's go!!

rory: maybe we spend the night? we can see leo's set on friday and do thrifting saturday morning

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leo-hastings​:

As Leo was making rounds around the house, he wondered whether Len actually knew everyone here personally. There were faces he’d never come across before, neither at Daddy’s or around  town. However, there was one perky face he still hadn’t seen since the party began and instinctively, Leo began to feel uneasy. He checked his phone once more, his first few texts to Rory still unanswered. He was about to call her when she eventuated in front of him. “Hey, where have you been?” With his initial confusion, Leo hadn’t registered her uncharacteristic expression, until she was at the front door. “What? Hey…” She had snaked her way behind him, out the door before they had even made eye contact. Leo followed, rushing to get in front of his best friend. “Are you okay? What happened?”

Married. The syllables still ring in her ears and she wonders how she’d missed the ring. The tan line on his fourth finger. Photos of the nuptials or the pictures shared with their friends and family afterwards. How had she not stumbled across any of the evidence sooner? The questions go unanswered as Rory continues to put distance between herself and the party. Herself and Marcus’ ex-wife’s birthday. His wife – the word ex forgotten for a moment as Leo stops her outside. Her eyes meet his for a moment, brushing at her damp lashes before asking, “did you um, did you know about Len and Marcus? Have you seen him around here before?” The inquiries just short of an accusation, taking a second to steady her words. “They were uh..they were married.”

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texts | rory & leo

leo: that word looks wrong for some reason the vibes are off

leo: no

leo: i put my foot down at icarly

leo: i would rather wizards of waverly place

leo: for work yk

rory: the vibes were rl weird with skimming too

rory: wow

rory: say you hate me without saying you hate me

rory: 😞😞😞

rory: wait

rory: is there a wizards reboot???

rory: [ 10 seconds later ]

rory: oh

rory: google said no to this too

rory: what about camp rock

rory: rewatch not reboot

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texts | rory & marcus

Marcus: Of course :)

Marcus: If I didn't have the Morning shift, I'd offer lunch too

Marcus: But maybe breakfast in bed after

Marcus: Scrambled, right?

Marcus: I can't tell you yet

Marcus: This is more of a 'show you' kind of decision

Rory: well, what if you showered and got ready here? i can make you something to snack on before we head out if you're hungry

Rory: or find a diner open late and do breakfast for dinner

Rory: [ loved "Scrambled, right?" ] yes! with little peppers

Rory: do i get any hints?

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joeyhawthorne​: 

“No worries there. Hypocrite’s not my colour.” Slouched with her elbows over the railing, Joey may look the picture of relaxation, but by now she’s purely a pro at posing. “Four wheels aside, this is nothing like boarding—so if you go down, I’ll be there right with you, Captain.” She’s spent the last five minutes watching kids and couples lap around the rink; long enough to understand what comes second nature to her will be more hindrance than help. “Well, if we’re destined to fall on our faces,” she rolls over ( gracelessly ) to offer Rory a hand. “No time like the present, hey?” 

She inches up from the bench, worried that using the blonde’s hold to stand would bring them both down right then. It’s only after she feels settled with the one movement that Rory reaches for her fingers, a “You jump, I jump, Jack” passed between the girls as she takes a step towards the rink’s opening. “I know we shouldn’t be learning shit from TV, but romcoms make this seem so easy. Like this is a normal date night thing to do,” she muses, taking short steps. Silently praying that the wheels wouldn’t slide too far. “Even when they fall it’s cute. No one breaks an ankle or anything. And we might leave here with a few missing teeth.”

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leo-hastings​:

“I am quite expensive,” Leo agreed, words empty of any true assertions. “I just don’t do the unconditional love thing well. But hey, I never said our love was unconditional. Like for one, there’s the condition that you don’t try to poison me by literally asking me point blank to poison myself in front of you.” He’d lost interest in the milk-less bowl of cereal by now. “I am the better swimmer but maybe I’ll just drown to test if your love is unconditional from your end. Romeo and Juliet were also stupid. Two stupid little kids making stupid assumptions and then, dead. We’re not that stupid.”

“Uh huh, but the love bit you’ve got on lock, right?” she teases, returning to the cupboard for two new mugs. Disney themed, another souvenir: this time from their first time visiting the park after moving to LA. She fixes him a cup of coffee, placing the mug closer to him before gathering her own and moving towards the living room. “No, see, I think you’d try to drown to see if I’d go after you. And I would, because I’m a good person, but I can’t swim for shit. So I don’t make it, you do, and I haunt you for the rest of your life like that Ghost movie. It did better during Awards season, there’s no ‘stupid little kids’, and Patrick Swayze made a hot ghost.”

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marcusacosta​:

Marcus laughed gently. “Something like that,” he answered, peaking back at the DJ who bounced on his heels. He wondered now if it were to join the party or to be seen. “I think,” he began, turning back towards Rory, “she’d approve,” he answered, an easy smile draping across his features. “Let’s head towards the beach,” he said, allowing her to guide the two of them. “I hear they’re even selling food this way,” he said, though mostly grateful to be an earshot away from the music and that much closer to her. “Have you ate yet?”

She couldn’t remember a time when things felt this easy, where asking to spend time with someone didn’t feel like pulling teeth. With each touch, each inquiry, she wondered if she was a step closer to pushing him away. To being too much. So her arm slips from around his shoulders, digits not yet taking his as they head towards the opposite end of the beach. “Food trucks, I think,” confirming his suspicions. “I had a late lunch, but I could eat. Margo and I have this thing about food trucks though. You’ve got to get something from at least two places and then share. You get to try more that way. How are you with eating other people’s cooking? Like, I’ve seen it, but that was our first date. That might’ve been you on your best behavior.” Their hands brush as they walk and she takes the opportunity to lace her fingers through his, trying not to glance in his direction to see how he felt about the action.

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texts | rory & marcus

Marcus: I'll be there at 7

Marcus: But you have to help me make an important decision if I do

Rory: [loved "I'll be there at 7"]

Rory: 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Rory: you would really come an hour early?

Rory: i'm great at making important decisions

Rory: A+++ really

Rory: what are we deciding

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texts | rory x joey

joey: wow i will go back 2 sleep so i can start the day with the sweetest wake up ever 🥺🥰

joey: OMG

joey: you wanna play princesses??? 🥺🥺🥺

joey: i haven't played princesses since andie cut me bangs in 3rd grade

rory: i can start sending you sweet good morning texts but i know i can't compete with oz

rory: so keep those expectations reasonably low

rory: YES

rory: i do not own a teuta matoshi dress, but wow what a DREAM

rory: should i buy one for the heck of it

rory: the vibes, the pics

rory: or could we thrift some princess dresses

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texts | rory & marcus

Marcus: I'd love that

Marcus: I'll pick you up around 8?

Rory: maybe a little earlier so i can hang out with you before we have to go?

Rory: 😊😊😊

Rory: like a very chill, extra five minutes

Rory: or 10

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texts | rory x joey

rory: good morning angel ☀️

rory: (( i know it's 3 pm, i'm at work do not worry ))

rory: but i saw something and was like

rory: you know who would do this with me? my sweet friend joey

rory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NnL8P4Tpvo&ab_channel=MiaMaples

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texts | rory & leo

rory: hi i'm scouring the internet on my break for new ep ideas

rory: ((yes i did google that word to make sure i spelled it correctly. apple said no the first 3x))

rory: what if we watched the icarly reboot

rory: you know, for work

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Rory couldn’t seem to find the exit fast enough, scared the tears would fall before she managed to find the door. That someone would notice and ask if she was alright. That Marcus would stop her, asking her to come back. To hear another explanation. The one he’d given still rung in her ears. They were married, but it didn’t matter. It was for their parents, that’s all. Each confession given so casually that she questioned if she’d heard him correctly. If it was fair that it hurt to hear, that her stomach twisted at the thought of him with someone else. She attempts to mask the hurt as she passes Leo on her trek to the door, barely shaking her head at his question. “I—I’m gonna get going. I’ll um, I’ll text you when I’m home.” // @leo-hastings

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baby, do you wanna be mine? maybe we can see the seaside wanna kick it with you